On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 08:06:38PM +0800, Federico Sevilla III wrote: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 05:50:39PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > is there a way to lock the config of a linux box in a cybercafe type > > of environment -- e.g., upon boot-up, web browser is launched already > > and nothing else could be done except for browsing? > > When I worked on the Talipapa Project of UP Manila in April 2001, I > designed a prototype Debian GNU/Linux-based system meant to run on > minimal hardware. The setup ran Netscape Navigator and the fvwm2 window > manager, and was influenced strongly by a HOWTO written by Gene Wilburn. > > The system used runlevel 4 as "talipapa-mode", where Debian ran an init > script that ran startx as a non-privileged user using su, and skipped > the loading of mingetty on the terminals. The non-privileged user's > ~/.xinit file ran fvwm2, xdaliclock to cover the components area of the > bottom-bar of Netscape, and sxpm to place an overlay image to cover most > of the menus and buttons of Netscape. It ran Netscape in a loop, so that > Netscape would be restarted when the last window was closed. The init > script was set to reboot the system in case the X11 session ended. > > Obviously the kiosks were not meant to be shut down. We used a > journalling filesystem (initially ReiserFS, then ext3) to harden their > filesystems for the perpetually unclean poweroffs they'd go through. > > The system worked, but a second generation kiosk system is overdue. > Ideally the kiosks should be diskless, to allow for centralized > management of the software, and should run "restricted Mozilla". It's > the restriction of Mozilla that I'm interested in at this point. Would > anyone have recommended reading for how this can be done? Something > along the lines of a perpetual full screen mode with keyboard shortcuts > disabled sounds just right.
I think you've already checked out the Mozilla Kiosk project (kiosk.mozdev.org). If you'll be brave enough, you can check out OEOne's code (it's Mozilla-centric afaik). That can be customized to your needs... :-) -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
